Therefore Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej can continue his premiership. 
Selected and fresh photos from around the web.
-
Editor's pick
-
Cashew fruit or "apples", which encircle the cashew nut, are displayed on a bush road lined with cashew trees west of the capital Bissau June 26, 2008. Cashew nuts are the main export of Guinea-Bissau, a former Portuguese colony wedged between French-speaking Senegal and Guinea. Its 1.6 million people are ranked among the third poorest in the world in development terms by the United Nations. Picture taken June 26, 2008.
-
BYDGOSZCZ, POLAND - JULY 09: Rachel Laurent of USA in action during the women's pole vault qualification during day two of the 12th IAAF World Junior Championships at the Zawisca Stadium on July 9, 2008 in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
-
People watch fireworks during the first edition of 'Golden Nights' International Pyrotechnic Festival in Bucharest July 5, 2008.
-
Australian singer Kylie Minogue smiles as she poses for photographers with the OBE she received from Britain's Prince Charles for her services to music at Buckingham Palace in London July 3, 2008.
-
-
Hot off the wire
-
Priests prepare to give communion to the 200,000 pilgrims who attended a Pope Benedict XVI-hosted Final Mass at World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, July 20, 2008.
-
Pope Benedict XVI acknowledges the crowd after he led the final World Youth Day mass at Randwick horse racing track in Sydney July 20, 2008.
-
STANFORD, CA - JULY 19: Marion Bartoli of France pumps her fist after defeating Ai Sugiyama of Japan during the semifinals at the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford University July 19, 2008 in Stanford, California. Bartoli defeated Sugiyama 6-3, 6-3.
-
-
Recently starred
-
Handout picture shows South Korean fire fighters examining the wreckage of a crashed helicopter carrying founder of the Unification Church Sun-Myung Moon and his wife were among several people slightly injured when a helicopter made an emergency landing in Gapyeong, 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of Seoul, July 19, 2008.
-
OMAHA, NE - JULY 04: Ian Crocker swims en route to winning his semfinal heat of the 100 meter butterfly during the U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials on July 4, 2008 at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
-
In this image released by AMC, Jon Hamm stars as Don Draper in "Mad Men," returning July 27 for a second season on cable's AMC channel.
-
Hezbollah members in fatigues salute as Lebanese civilians carrying Hezbollah and national flags look on during a memorial service for three Hezbollah fighters killed in the 2006 war with Israel in the southern Lebanese town of Ainata on July 19, 2008, after their remains were returned to Lebanon three days ago. Hundreds of people gathered outside the mosque in the southern town of Ainata today for a military-style memorial for three Hezbollah fighters, Zeid Haidar, Mussa Khanafer and Marwan Samhat, whose remains were handed over to the Islamist group as part of a swap with Israel.
-
Quotes about Samak Sundaravej
We urge the Thai government and Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to honor the recent letters by the U.S. Senate and U.S. Congress and immediately halt the forced repatriation of the 8,000 Lao Hmong refugees at Petchabun and Nong Khai
said Philip Smith
in YubaNet
If I waited until the next cane harvest, that would have meant waiting until November. By then, the country's prime minister may not be called Samak Sundaravej.
was said
in The Nation
It has been proven clearly that the Samak Sundaravej government is in fact the reflection of the Thaksin Shinawatra administration
was said
in Xinhua
Quotes from articles mentioning Samak Sundaravej
Even after four months in power, the administration massively mismanaged the country, with no unity, no direction and no efficiency
said Abhisit Vejjajiva
The behavior of the prime minister is considered both verbally and mentally dysfunctional
was said
in Malaysia Sun
